Tony Ramsay

Tony Ramsay

Tony’s work for the stage includes THE BLUETHROAT, (shortlisted for the Peggy Ramsay award), MESSAGE FROM NEPTUNE, THE ANATOMIST, and BENTWATER ROADS. He has also written radio drama for both Radio 3 and Radio 4. Plays include BLACK VELVET, (shortlisted for the Richard Imison Memorial Award for best newcomer to radio), BARKING, THE BALLAD OF BILLY RAINBOW, and TANGO SENSATIONS with Juliet Stevenson. His adaptation of NEW GRUB STREET for Radio 4 starred Harold Pinter as the narrator. His television work includes WHERE THE HEART IT and NIGHT AND DAY, both for Granada. He has also published children’s fiction and a handbook on language skills. Tony lives in Norfolk and teaches regularly on the University of East Anglia’s MA in Scriptwriting and is one of the founder members of Playwrights East.

Writer

GRANADA - THE STREET UNITED  Storyline for episode for new Jimmy McGovern series


WHERE THE HEART IS - Episode for 2001 series Opening episode for 2002 series


NIGHT AND DAY - 12 episodes for ITV soap


ONE WAY STREET - Original series in development

CARRION’S WAKE - Further draft of horror screenplay from original idea by Matthew Sangar (producer Dan Bender).

THE BLUETHROAT - Feature adaptation of play for Screen East (2004)
 

NEW GRUB STREET - 3-part adaptation for Radio 4 of the novel by George Gissing


TANGO SENSATIONS - 60’ Saturday Afternoon Play Radio 4


BLACK VELVET - Radio 4 - shortlisted for Richard Imison Memorial Award


BARKING - Radio 3


WALTON’S PIKE - Radio 4


THE COMPLEAT ANGLER - by Izaak Walton – Abridgement for R4   broadcast Oct 97. 2 hr version issued on cassette by BBC Worldwide (1997)
 

THE LONG LIFE & GREAT GOOD FORTUNE OF JOHN CLARE - Based on the life of the poet John Clare, commissioned by Eastern Angles, toured CLARE East Anglia spring 2013


BENTWATER ROADS - Eastern Angles


THE ANATOMIST - Eastern Angles toured Norfolk (Summer 2006) & also  played at the Gatehouse Theatre, Highgate, London


ONE DAY IN MAY - Multi-media play for One Day In May Group


THE BLUETHROAT - Commissioned by Eastern Angles Theatre Company, toured the East of England for three months in Spring 1998.


MESSAGE FROM NEPTUNE - Eastern Angles Theatre Company. Autumn tour 1999.

PUBLICATIONS


Travel journalism for The Independent and The Guardian. Articles on education for TES.


THE LANGUAGE USER’S HANDBOOK - 1989 Thos. Nelson.


A PARENT’S A-Z OF EDUCATION - (Co-author)  1992 Chambers Children’s stories in collections published by Kingfisher (1997) and Doubleday (1999)